Lycopersicon esculentum Number 1 in our 2025 Tomato Trial! Developed by breeders Kanti Rawal and Steve Peters, California Sungold cherry tomatoes embody the best qualities of the hybrid Sun Gold in an open-pollinated form. This variety retains the classic size, color, and bright, sweet flavor of its well-loved predecessor. California Sungold features indeterminate, vigorous vines that adapt well to various growing conditions, known for its robustness and steady productivity throughout the season. Exceptionally early in Zones 7–9—often the first cherry to ripen. These tomatoes are golden, sweet, and resistant to cracking, enhancing their appeal and durability. Their ideal size makes them perfect for snacking, salads, or transforming into rich sauces and pastes. California Sungold is celebrated for its sweet, tart, and fruity flavor, making it extremely versatile in the kitchen. Whether enjoyed fresh, roasted to bring out its sugars, or grilled, these tomatoes stand out for their culinary adaptability and resistance to common problems like blossom end rot. The strong growth habit of California Sungold requires staking or trellising and supports a high yield of delicious, large fruits, promising a bountiful harvest. Packet size: Approximately 1/4g, 30 seeds   Photo attribution: Rob Bertholf, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons...

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(80 days) Lycopersicon esculentum Developed by Dr. Kanti Rawal and Steve Peters, California Early Girl is a highly dependable tomato variety known for its uniform fruit production throughout the season. "De-hybridized" or stabilized from the popular market standard hybrid “Early Girl”. A determinate variety, engineered to resemble the original Early Girl but with the added benefit of consistent fruit size from start to finish of the harvest period. This feature ensures ease of cultivation and predictable harvests for gardeners and commercial growers alike. The variety produces uniformly round, red fruits weighing between 4-6 ounces each. They are marked with a distinctive tip on the blossom end, which distinguishes it from other cultivars. California Early Girl tomatoes deliver a classic, robust tomato flavor, ideal for both fresh eating and culinary use, making it a versatile choice for any tomato lover's garden. Packet size: Approximately 1/4g, 30 seeds...

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(85 days) Lycopersicon esculentum Developed by Dr. Kanti Rawal and Steve Peters, Buttercream is a unique tomato variety celebrated for its subtle colors and complex flavors. Buttercream is an indeterminate variety, which allows for an extended harvesting period as the plant continues to grow and produce fruit throughout the season. This characteristic makes it an excellent choice for gardeners looking for a steady supply of tomatoes. This variety produces ivory white to pale yellow fruits, each weighing between 140-180 grams. The coloration of the tomatoes adds a distinctive visual appeal to this cultivar, making it stand out in any garden or dish. Buttercream offers a pleasing, mild yet complex flavor accompanied by a good texture, making it ideal for those who appreciate a subtler tomato taste. Its unique flavor profile makes it perfect for gourmet dishes or enhancing salads and sandwiches. Packet size: Approximately 1/4g, 30 seeds...

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(85 days) Lycopersicon esculentum Originally Introduced by Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms who has this to say about it, “Blood Moon is a cross of two independently phenomenal Wild Boar Farms varieties: Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye and Blue Beauty. Both of its parents are fan-favorites that excel in all the categories that the tomato connoisseur and casual grower alike prize. The fruit-production is especially excellent, as any growers of its predecessors would expect. The matured tomatoes are generally 8-12 oz. and the fruit are meaty with a rich and sweet flavor. Plants will optimally average between 4-6 ft. once fully mature.” Packet size: Approximately 1/4g, 30 seeds  ...

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 (85 days) Lycopersicon esculentum  AKA Black Pineapple tomato. The name of this Belgian tomato, introduced by Pascal Moreau in 2005, is French for black pineapple. They produce a large, sprawling, regular leaf plant that yields 1 to 1 1/2 lb., round, 3-4” dark-purple, fruit with green shoulders. Interior color is a tie-dye like mix of pink, red, green yellow colors.  Loaded with an abundance of rich and delicious, full-bodied, sweet & smoky flavors with a good amount of acidity. Packet size: Approximately 1/4g, 30 seeds...

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(80 days) Lycopersicon esculentum  Thanks to the Dryland Farming Institute we received these heirloom Italian saladette storage tomatoes that produce clusters of bright red grape shaped tomatoes. These are smaller that a slicer an a bit larger than a cherry tomato! The flavor when ripe is a pleasant mild sweet that intensifies over time. Indeterminate vines will benefit from trellising and pruning. Trusses of fruits are tied up into veritable “ristras” to hang in your kitchen to have fresh tomatoes over the winter. In a time before refrigeration and long distance transport these storage tomatoes known as "pomodoro d'inverno" in Italy were a welcome addition to kitchens, cuisine and tasty winter meals. Packet size: Approximately 1/4g, 30 seeds...

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(85 days) Capsicum annum We are very impressed by this extremely productive and beautiful variety. These plants crank out 8-15 fruits that are 2½” wide by 4” long wedge shaped that start off bright purple then ripen through a pretty orange tinged with purple then finally deep red with some purple blush yet glossy and smooth. Crunchy, sweet and very flavorful. One of the most beautiful and tasty peppers in the garden. Remember, pepper seeds need more heat than tomatoes to successfully germinate. Packet size: Approximately 2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds...

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Capsicum annum This landrace comes from Katishtya (San Felipe Pueblo) in New Mexico. Plants grow to 30” tall and produce abundant yields of medium-small chilies that are 2” long by ¾” wide and a deep brick red in color. Their flavor is a pleasant sweet-hot and they lend themselves well to roasting to spice up any meal. Their shape is slightly wrinkled and curved which makes them quite attractive.  ...

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Thanks to the Dryland Farming Institute we received these heirloom Italian storage tomatoes that produce clusters of bright yellow grape shaped fruits with a distinctive nipple at the blossom end. Being a storage tomato the skin is a bit thicker than a typical cherry or grape/plum tomato, but this is what helps them to store over the winter. The flavor when ripe is a pleasant mild sweet that intensifies over time. Indeterminate vines will benefit from trellising and pruning. Pienollo means “hanging” in the Neopolitan dialect from the region in Italy where these have been historically grown for centuries. Trusses of fruits are tied up into veritable “ristras” to hang in your kitchen to have fresh tomatoes over the winter. In a time before refrigeration and long distance transport these storage tomatoes known as "pomodoro d'inverno" in Italy were a welcome addition to kitchens, cuisine and tasty winter meals.  Packet size: Approximately 1/4 g ≈ 30 seeds...

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